Senior Event Manager

Job DescriptionRole SummaryCulinary Collective partners with award winning chefs, sommeliers and mixologists to build, deliver and scale their incredible concepts across events, venues and pop up locations.We are seeking a dynamic Event Manager to oversee the delivery of our corporate and private events across our group of venues - from smaller 50 person corporate events to large-scale 1000+ person venue food, beverage and entertainment takeovers. As part of the role, you will also lead the design and execution of seasonal and themed experiences across our venues, including seasonal dcor, programming, and guest touchpoints to ensure our spaces reflect the right atmosphere year-round.This role is pivotal in ensuring seamless execution across the full event lifecycle. Youll be responsible for advancing events, managing client relationships, managing event P&Ls, coordinating internal and external stakeholders, and being the on-site lead to guarantee exceptional execution. Youll work cross-functionally with our culinary, sales, operations, and finance teams to make every event commercially successful and on-brandWhat Youll Achieve in Your First 12 MonthsFlawless Event Execution: Successfully deliver 30+ high-quality events, ensuring smooth onsite operations, happy clients, and brand-aligned executionCommercial Control: Own and manage detailed P&Ls for each event, ensuring budgets are met or exceeded, and work closely with finance to reconcile post-event.Client & Supplier Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for clients from event confirmation through delivery, and manage key external relationships with suppliers, venues, and freelancers.Cross-Team Coordination: Act as the bridge between sales, operations, culinary, and marketing to align expectations, timelines, and deliverables across departments.Experience Design: Conceptualise, source, and implement creative dcor and programming for key trading periods (e.g. Christmas) across venues,mOperational Standards: Help develop and refine scalable event processes, templates, and systems to enable growth and consistency across our catering and venue events.Repeat Business: Deliver events that convert into recurring opportunities through excellent execution and client service.Key Requirements for the Role4-5+ years of experience in event management, ideally with exposure to both multi-venue operations and catering-led events.Proven experience owning end-to-end event delivery - including advancing, budgeting, on-site management, and post-event reconciliation.Strong commercial acumen with the ability to build, track and manage P&Ls across multiple eventsExcellent client-facing communication skills and a solutions-oriented mindsetExperience working across multiple stakeholders - sales, chefs, marketing, logistics, and finance - to align priorities and execute to a high standardDeep understanding of supplier, freelance, and vendor management, particularly in hospitality or food and beverage environmentsAbility to work autonomously, stay calm under pressure, and deliver multiple events simultaneously.Available to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, when required.If you're passionate about delivering unforgettable food experiences and thrive in fast-paced, creative environments, we'd love to hear from you. Please include a brief portfolio or examples of past events in your application.

Created: 2025-07-03